Daniel Siebert (born 4 May 1984) is a German

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referee who is based in

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. He referees for FC Nordost Berlin of the

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. He is a

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referee, and is ranked as a

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elite category referee.

Refereeing career

Siebert, referee of the club FC Nordost Berlin, has been officiating since 1998. In 2007, he was appointed as a

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referee. Siebert made his premiere in the 2. Bundesliga in 2009. He was appointed as a

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referee for the 2012–13 season, and made his first top-flight appearance in the match between

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and

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on 1 September 2012, issuing three yellow cards. On 24 October 2014, it was announced Siebert would replace

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as a

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in 2015.DFB meldet Daniel Siebert für FIFA-Liste
/ref> This made Siebert the youngest of the ten German FIFA referees. Siebert made his international debut on 29 May 2015 when he officiated the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match between Portugal and Turkey. The first senior international match Siebert officiated was a

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between Luxembourg and Moldova on 9 June 2015. Siebert has officiated 3 matches during the 2020 European Championship. He oversaw the Group D Scotland–Czech Republic fixture, the Group E Sweden–Slovakia match, and the Round of 16 game between Wales and Denmark. He whistled 4 matches of the

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such as the final match between

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Personal life

Siebert was born in

, where he still lives. He works as a teacher part-time at a sports school in Berlin.

References

External links

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